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Other employment issues

Disciplinary and grievance procedures, internal rules, employment records, transfer of undertakings.

Saudi Arabia :: Training

Private sector companies which employ 50 or more workers are obliged to disclose their training data annually through the Qiwa platform …

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Saudi Arabia :: Event administration

Anyone wishing to organise a seminar, lecture, training course, meeting, or workshop in the country must now comply with new rules set by the Ministry of Tourism and National Heritage …

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Saudi Arabia :: Transfer of undertakings

According to the labour law, in the event of a transfer of undertakings, a merger, an acquisition or any change in the legal format of the company, employment contracts are automatically transferred as they stand to the transferee …

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Saudi Arabia :: Disciplinary procedures

There are 6 disciplinary actions that an employer may apply – according to the seriousness of the misconduct …

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Saudi Arabia :: Grievance procedures

Employees have a statutory right to object to any disciplinary decisions communicated to them …

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Saudi Arabia :: Rights over employee inventions

Employers may only claim rights over employees’ intellectual property if they can provide evidence that the patentable item or process was in effect created during the course of employment by an employee who utilised company property and data available in their line of work …

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Saudi Arabia :: Work records

Employers are obliged to submit during the month of Muharram – the equivalent of September* – detailed work records to the responsible labour office …

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Saudi Arabia :: Whistleblowing regulations

In 2018 a Royal Decree on the protection of whistleblowers was issued …

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Saudi Arabia :: Human rights

Although the country subscribes to international conventions for the protection of Human Rights, such as the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, human rights are not safeguarded to a great extent …

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FedEE Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

The Federation of International Employers (FedEE) is committed to undertaking its activities in an ethical and humane way. We seek to verify that none of our Suppliers, Associates, Affiliates Representatives or Members is involved in unethical trade practices and operate our own employment policy in line with ILO conventions and the principles of best practice. Operational and strategic issues are the responsibility of the FedEE Board, whilst day-to-day running of FedEE is through its Secretary-General and contractual relationship with our operating affiliate FedEE Corporate Services Limited (FCSL). Our services are mainly engaged via FCSL and are principally in the fields of professional services, IT services, telecommunications, utilities and office supply. We undertake to pay our suppliers in a timely way and promote an organisational philosophy that promotes equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, tolerance and a liberal corporate stance. FedEE has its own code of conduct, developed many years ago, and seeks to both further that in the corporate world and adhere to it in our own organisation.